uncurl
verb /ˌʌnˈkɜːl/
/ˌʌnˈkɜːrl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they uncurl | /ˌʌnˈkɜːl/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrl/ |
| he / she / it uncurls | /ˌʌnˈkɜːlz/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrlz/ |
| past simple uncurled | /ˌʌnˈkɜːld/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrld/ |
| past participle uncurled | /ˌʌnˈkɜːld/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrld/ |
| -ing form uncurling | /ˌʌnˈkɜːlɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈkɜːrlɪŋ/ |
- to become straight, or to make something become straight, after being in a curled position
- The snake slowly uncurled.
- uncurl something/itself The cat uncurled itself and jumped off the wall.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUncurl is used with these nouns as the object:- fist